Ben & Shelly Petersen, Reece Peterson (retired), Mike Jenn and myself made the
journey to
Rockford, IL for the regional
Firefighter Combat Challenge
. Originally, Ben was the only competitor but over the weeks helping with Ben's
training, Mike and I began to feel challenged so we registered too. Reece
decided to come later on and once he got there and felt the energy he
volunteered to reset the course. Shelly was our cinematographer and morale
support (cause she owns Ben and the cameras). The photos depict the race in
sequence and uses the three of us to demonstrate the tasks.
The action starts with both contestants placing their hands on special sensors
in the carpet. Once they're both ready, a siren sounds and they shoulder the 42
lb. hose pack...(notice the red and blue discs - Steve is in the red lane)...
and carry it up to the 5th story...(Mike is in the blue lane)
then raise a 45 lb roll of hose tied to a 5/8" rope. (Mike in the blue lane)
Then run down, touching every step and drive a 160 lb. weight 5 ft. with a 9
lb. dead-blow hammer. (Steve)
Then, run/walk approx. 100 ft... (Steve in red lane)
and drag a charged - 1½" hose line 75' back, hit the target...(Ben)
Then drag a 175 lb dummy 100' to the finish line (Mike).
Reece had the hardest job. Our matches only took a couple minutes...he was out
there for over 4 hours resetting over 50 matches. But then again he had the
best view and took most of these pics.
